A police spokesman said previous statements that Nex Benedict didn’t die as a result of “trauma” didn’t rule out the fight as a contributing factor.

A police spokesman said previous statements that Nex Benedict didn’t die as a result of “trauma” didn’t rule out the fight as a contributing factor.

  • andros_rex@lemmy.world
    2·
    8 months ago

    So the cops in previous statements were being purposefully misleading to help push the narrative that Nex died by suicide. That was obvious, but will this be enough to combat the bad faith misinformation being spread all over the fucking place?

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      01·
      8 months ago

      I’m not quite sure why they think him dying by suicide because of the fight is any better.

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
              01·
              8 months ago

              As was shown to me… from the linked article:

              Friends have told NBC News that Benedict was transgender and primarily went by he/him pronouns at school but also used they/them pronouns, which Benedict’s family also used. Several other friends said Benedict preferred he/him pronouns.